can't get online

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

If you only get seven lines when you type "ifconfig -a" (that is what you
typed, right?), and you don't say what those lines are, I must assume that
the lines relate only to the loopback interface "lo" and not to "eth0"
which would mean that your NIC isn't being seen. This is if, and only if,
you typed "ifconfig -a" in the terminal. If "ifconfig -a" indeed shows
lines relating to "eth0" when you try it, please post the results of
typing "sudo dhclient" in the terminal.

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 01:26:07 +0200, Duncan Lithgow wrote:

> if i type ifconfig in the terminal I get lots of stuff (about 7 lines)
> but nothing that looks like an IP address
> and ping gives something like:
> $ ping 66.94.234.13
> connect: can't connect to network
> 
> Normally I connect by pointing my browser to my isp login page, and then
> the world is open to me. But no joy with that here.... Should I just try
> a different network card?